Player Career

Shane Buechele Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Shane Buechele story

Shane Buechele built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a quarterback from Arlington, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with SMU and Texas. The clearest part of Shane Buechele's career was his passing role: 11,661 passing yards, 87 touchdown passes, 1,505 attempts, and 469 rushing yards across 46 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with SMU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 469 rushing yards and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 46 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across SMU and Texas.

The arc is straightforward: Shane Buechele moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Texas

    2016-2018

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2019-2020

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720172018201920192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonTexas3,10958.816.8
2017 PostseasonTexas1,50459.122.3-1,605
2017 Regular SeasonTexas1,50459.122.30
2018 Regular SeasonTexas2816111.6-1,223
2019 PostseasonSMU4,03560.812.63,754
2019 Regular SeasonSMU4,03560.812.60
2020 Regular SeasonSMU3,20163.816.6-834

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Maryland

Week 1 · L 41-51

Loss with 396 yards of offense and 57.9 efficiency.

396

Total Offense

86 takeover

396 total offense with 57.9 efficiency.

#2

vs Memphis

Week 5 · W 30-27 · Conference game

501

Total Offense

78.1 takeover

Win with 501 yards of offense and 74.4 efficiency.

501 total offense with 74.4 efficiency.

#3

vs West Virginia

Week 11 · L 20-24 · Conference game

362

Total Offense

73 takeover

Loss with 362 yards of offense and 61.3 efficiency.

362 total offense with 61.3 efficiency.

#4

@ TCU

Week 10 · L 7-24 · Conference game

231

Total Offense

69.1 takeover

Loss with 231 yards of offense and 49 efficiency.

231 total offense with 49 efficiency.

#5

@ Memphis

Week 10 · L 48-54 · Conference game

443

Total Offense

67.4 takeover

Loss with 443 yards of offense and 58.3 efficiency.

443 total offense with 58.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · SMU

4,035 primary output · 60.8 efficiency · 12.6 usage

67.9

#2

2019 Regular Season · SMU

67.9

4,035 primary · 60.8 efficiency · 12.6 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · Texas

65.1

3,109 primary · 58.8 efficiency · 16.8 usage

Milestones

23

250+ passing yards

18

300+ total offense

16

3+ TD games

21

Above avg efficiency